Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6-7 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 7:10-16

Here, I. God, by the prophet, makes a gracious offer to Ahaz, to confirm the foregoing predictions, and his faith in them, by such sign or miracle as he should choose (Isa. 7:10, 11): Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; See here the divine faithfulness and veracity. God tells us nothing but what he is able and ready to prove. See his wonderful condescension to the children of men, in that he is so willing to show to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, Heb. 6:17. He considers... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign ,.... Whether they would ask one or not; a sign both in heaven and earth, namely, the promised Messiah; who being the Lord from heaven, would take flesh of a virgin on earth; and who as man, being buried in the heart of the earth, would be raised from thence, and ascend up into heaven; and whose birth, though it was to be many years after, was a sign of present deliverance to Judah from the confederacy of the two kings of Syria and Israel; and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 7:14

The Lord "Jehovah" - For אדני Adonai , twenty-five of Kennicott's MSS., nine ancient, and fourteen of De Rossi's, read יהוה Jehovah . And so Isaiah 7:20 , eighteen MSS. Immanuel - For עמנואל Immanuel , many MSS. and editions have אל עמנו immanu El , God with us. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:10-16

THE SIGN OF IMMANUEL . The supposition that there was a considerable interval between Isaiah 7:9 and Isaiah 7:10 (Cheyne) is quite gratuitous. Nothing in the text marks any such interval. God had sent Ahaz one message by his prophet ( Isaiah 7:4-9 ). It had apparently been received in silence, at any rate without acknowledgment. The faith had seemed to be lacking which should have embraced with gladness the promise given (see the last clause of Isaiah 7:9 ). God, however, will... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:10-17

Faith triumphing over doubt. Faith in the Eternal personified in the prophet, to whom all things desirable are to be hoped for, all things to be hoped for are possible; and distrust, the weakness of mere flesh and blood, represented in the timid Ahaz. Such is the illusion of appearances. The outwardly kingly man is the coward; the real king of men is the plain-looking prophet. I. THE CHALLENGE OF FAITH . In the Name of Jehovah, Isaiah bids the king ask a sign from above—a sign... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:11-14

Rightful and wrongful asking for signs. To ask for a sign is sometimes spoken of in Scripture as indicative of want of faith, and therefore as an offence to God: "An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign" ( Matthew 12:39 ), "This is an evil generation; they seek a sign" ( Luke 11:29 ). "Jesus sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? Verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given to this generation" ( Mark 8:12 ). "The Jews... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:14

Therefore . To show that your perversity cannot change God's designs, which will be accomplished, whether you hear or whether you forbear. The Lord himself ; i.e. "the Lord himself, of his own free will, unasked." Will give you a sign . "Signs" were of various kinds. They might be actual miracles performed to attest a Divine commission ( Exodus 4:3-9 ); or judgments of God, significative of his power and justice ( Exodus 10:2 ); or memorials of something in the past ( Exodus 13:9 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:14

Note on the general purport of the Immanuel prophecy . Few prophecies have been the subject of so much controversy, or called forth such a variety of exegesis, as this prophecy of Immanuel. Rosenmüller gives a list of twenty-eight authors who have written dissertations upon it, and himself adds a twenty-ninth. Yet the subject is far from being exhausted. It is still asked: I. The first theory is that of the Jewish commentators. Originally, they suggested that the mother was Abi, the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:14

Jesus our Immanuel. I. REASONS FOR BELIEVING THIS . 1. None but Jesus was ever born of a pure virgin. 2. None but Jesus was ever "God with us." 3. None but Jesus ever knew truly "to refuse the evil and choose the good." II. DUTIES FLOWING FROM THE BELIEF . 1. If Jesus is "God with us," we must obey him. 2. If Jesus is "God with us," we must trust him. 3. If Jesus is "God with us," we must strive to imitate him. 4. If Jesus is "God with us,"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:14

The presence of God. We naturally ask the question—In what ways is God ours? "Immanuel;" in what respect is he one of whom we can say that he is "God with us;" how and where is his presence to be found and to be felt? There are many answers to this question; there is— I. THE ANSWER OF SACRED POETRY . That the presence of God is seen in the results of his Divine handiwork , in the foundations and pillars of the earth, in the "meanest flower that blows," in the varied forms of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 7:10-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 7:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 7:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:10-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:10-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:11-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 7:14

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